DeepSeek Launches V4.1-Flash, Smallest Model in New Architecture Family with Native Vision
deepseek_ai · x · 2026-09-10
DeepSeek officially announced DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, the smallest model in its new architecture family. Key points:
- Native visual understanding built in, a first for this architecture family
- Designed for greater capability, faster inference, and higher throughput, with a path to scaling up larger models in the family
This is part 1 of a 6-post official thread; subsequent posts cover architecture details, API availability, and new pricing.
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